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GILBERT F. TAYLOR; 0F NEW YORK, N. Y;

Letters Patent No. 82,566', dated is'eptemberV 29, 1868.

IMPRovED GUARD ros CARPET-smeris@ MACHINES.

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TO ,ALL WHOM IT-MAY CONCERN:

Be it 'known that I, GILBERT F. TAYLclQof New York, in the county of-ll'ew York, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Guards for`Carpet-Sweepingv Machines; and I do h erebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enablefothers skilled in the art to make 'and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof' this specilication, in which- I Figure 1 is a plan'or top view of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the saine, taken in the line zw, ofhg. 1.

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The carpet-sweeping devices, which are now much used instead of theordinary brooms, on account of not raising any clust during thesweeping-operation, have only one material objection, and that is,'thatfurniture is very liable to be disfigured and injured by the case of theimplement being brought in contact with thelegs of chairs and tables,Sac., the hard metallic cases, even by a very slight contact or rub,abrading the varnish, and leaving unsightly scratches.

Mylinvention consists in the application of al pad to the case, the padbeing constructed and arranged inv such a manner that it'willeil'ectually .prevent the abrasion' of furniture, and admit of 4beingreadily applied 4to and detached from the case.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, A.- represents the case of Vacarpet-sweeping machina-B the cylin-. drical brush, and el thedust-chambers. l I

These parts may be constructed in the 'usual way, and therefore do notrequire a special description.

C is a pador cushion, made in the form of a narrow bag, and out ofleathenprepared cloth, or other suitable material, stuffed with hair,inoss, or other substance.

The ends of this pad or cushion are connected by elastic straps e, oneor more..

This pad or cushion is slipped over the case A, and vitis madeof such alength that thestraps e will be stretched where it is fitted on thecase, and-the straps have suicient tension to retain the pad or cushionin' l position.

By this simple means, furniture will be protected from abrasion, the pador cushion serving as an eiiicient guard. It may be constructed at asmall cost, quite inappreciable, -and will, without doubt,l be used byall who employ carpet-sweeping devices in their dwellings.

I do not claim broadly the use of rubber placed'around the edges ofbrushes, '&cl, to prevent injuring furniture, for thisis old; but,having thus described my invention, I

I claim as new, and desire to -secure byLetters Patent-v- The placingaround the body, A, of a carpet-sweeping'machine, the pad C,`connectedat its endsvby thev elastic strip e, so asvto be removable at pleasure,as herein described.

' GILBERT F. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

FRANK BLocirLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

